PC problems. HELP!!

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Brashen

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Alright I just built the PC in my signature,

The problems I've started facing are these:

The PC randomly changes the hardware allocation. My OS is on the Velociraptor, and so I have to go into the bios and reswitch the allocations of the HDs so I can get into Windows.

Another problem is that my PC hiccups ans stutters randomly. The frequency of the stutters are random as well. I've flashed my bios to an updated version bu the problems are still ther. I've ran diagnostics on my hardrive and it says it's fine. I had OCed my PC but now it's running on stock setting.

I'm at my wits end as to what is happening. I havent tried to reinstall windows. My OS is Vista 64 bit with SP1

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

Thanks guys!!
 
Brashen said:
The PC randomly changes the hardware allocation. My OS is on the Velociraptor, and so I have to go into the bios and reswitch the allocations of the HDs so I can get into Windows.
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So the mobo sometimes randomly switches up which HDD to boot from?

Brashen said:
Another problem is that my PC hiccups ans stutters randomly. The frequency of the stutters are random as well. I've flashed my bios to an updated version bu the problems are still ther. I've ran diagnostics on my hardrive and it says it's fine. I had OCed my PC but now it's running on stock setting..
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Run Orthos, Prime95 or OCCT to stress test the CPU. Also use Furmark or ATI Tool to stress test the GPU. If you already have the three GTX280 cards in there, physically remove two of them while you test the other GPU.

Download the CD image of Hitachi Drive Fitness Test, burn the ISO file to a CD, and then boot from it, just like you would do with the XP/Vista install CD. Test the hard drive and see if any problems are found. DFT will run on most manufacturers' hard drives. Alternatively, you can use Seagate's SeaTools for DOS to test a Seagate or Maxtor drive. For a Western Digital drive, you could use Data Lifeguard Tools for DOS to test a Western Digital drive.
 
Hey Danny,

Thanks for the help. I've already run the WD diagnostic tool on the drive and there doesnt seem to be anything wrong.

I only have 1 GTX 280 installed. How long should I run the stress tests? I dont wish to put my hard ware under any compromise.

Thanks
 
Oh sorry forgot to answer your first question. Yes it switches my HDs around so that it tries to boot from another hardrive or sometimes the floppy...tho I don't have one.

Another thing. When trying to install a game or anything that's above 100mb the computer just locks for several seconds or minutes even. I have a strong suspicion it's the hardrive....
 
I have a strong suspicion that it's the motherboard judging from your posts so far.
 
check the cmos battery.. it would be the primary cause if the bios constantly resetting.. if you have another board laying around try swapping the batteries out and see what happens.. if that fails then i agree with the other suggestions that its the board..
 
OKay the HD switching problem I think is fixed. I turned off bios switching and it seems to have fixed the problem. I have a spare drive lying around so I'll install windows onto that and see if the stuttering continues.

Thanks guys.
 
I was just cruising the vista support site and decided to use the scan that they provide (Registry Bosster 2009). The thing detected nearly 9000 errors before i decide to shut it. Now I dont know if this thing is compatbile with vista 64 since I had to run it in compatibility mode. Could it be wrong?
 
Thanks Danny. Stuttering seems to have died down for some reason.....It's only happened once in 24hrs and only for a second. AS for installing to a new drive. Can I install windows on the drive while I'm on windows?

Thanks
 
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